CVE-2020-25193 (GCVE-0-2020-25193)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-18 18:00
Modified
2025-04-16 16:41
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Summary
By having access to the hard-coded cryptographic key for GE Reason RT430, RT431 & RT434 GNSS clocks in firmware versions prior to version 08A06, attackers would be able to intercept and decrypt encrypted traffic through an HTTPS connection.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| GE | Reason RT43X Clocks |
Version: unspecified < 08A06 |
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